by Doug MacLeod | May 23, 2016
The employment relationship is heavily regulated in Ontario. This blog identifies five laws that apply to most workplaces. 1. Employment Standards Act: This law sets out the minimum terms and conditions of employment that are deemed to be included in all employment...
by Doug MacLeod | May 17, 2016 | For Employers
The Pitfalls of Dismissing an Employee Without Seeking Legal Advice It is always a good idea to call your employment lawyer before an employee’s dismissal even if the employee has signed an iron clad termination clause. Most of my clients do so and sometimes the...
by Nicole Simes | May 16, 2016 | For Employees
Discrimination of Foreign-trained Professionals: the ‘Canadian experience’ Canada is a diverse country. Many people arrive here hoping to practice the profession in which they were trained abroad. However, there are often barriers to doing so. A recent decision out of...
by Doug MacLeod | May 5, 2016 | For Employers
How to Get Away with Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace The federal government has announced that there will be marijuana legislation in place by next spring, which should fulfill a campaign promise to legalize marijuana. Marijuana would no longer only be legal...
by Nicole Simes | May 3, 2016 | For Employees
Physical Assault and Trans Slurs Compensated With Only $15,000 Unlike several US states, in Ontario, individuals may use the washroom of their gender identity, not biology. Despite this protection, transgendered Ontarians continue to experience horrific treatment from...
by Doug MacLeod | Apr 13, 2016 | For Employers
Disability Insurance and the Uncooperative Employee Do you have an employee who is absent because of a medical issue, but will not provide the necessary paperwork to a third-party disability insurance provider? We often get calls from frustrated employers who are...
by Doug MacLeod | Apr 5, 2016 | For Employers
Disabled Employee Earning $ 22 000 Per Year Awarded $ 110 000 Damages In my experience, many employees are now claiming more than one type of legal damages in wrongful dismissal cases. This is particularly the case when the employee is disabled. A recent Ontario...
by Nicole Simes | Mar 31, 2016 | For Employees
Is Being Drunk at a Work Conference Serious Misconduct? A recent court of appeal case in Australia found that an insurance company did not have cause when it terminated a broker for his drunken antics. The broker had attended drunk to a professional conference. He was...
